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Mercury - NASA Science

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Images of Mercury from spacecraft. August 29, 2018

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Mercury-Atlas 6: Friendship 7 - NASA

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An Atlas launch vehicle propelled the Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft into Earth orbit and enabled astronaut John Glenn to circle Earth three times. March 8, 2023

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Colors of the Innermost Planet: View 1 - NASA Science

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Colors of the Innermost Planet: View 1. PIA16853. Credits: NASA ...

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Mariner 10

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Gray planet Mercury against the darkness of space. NASA's Mariner 10 spacecraft took its first image of Mercury on March 24, 1974. This picture was taken from a ... March 22, 2021

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A Closer Look at Mercury’s Spin and Gravity Reveals the Planet’s Inner Solid Core - NASA

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NASA Scientists found evidence that Mercury's inner core is indeed solid and that it is very nearly the same size as Earth's inner core. April 17, 2019

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Mercury as Never Seen Before - NASA Science

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These images are from MESSENGER, a NASA Discovery mission to conduct the first orbital study of the innermost planet, Mercury. For information regarding the use ... January 21, 2026

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MESSENGER - NASA Science

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... Mercury's poles, frozen at locations that never see the sunlight (made possible by the fact that the tilt of Mercury's rotational axis is almost zero.) A ... August 27, 2020

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What Is the Planet Mercury?(Grades 5-8) - NASA

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Mercury is the smallest and fastest planet in the solar system. It is named after the Roman messenger god Mercury, the fastest Roman god. March 30, 2011

Mercury: Facts

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Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system and nearest to the Sun. It's only slightly larger than Earth's Moon.

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Mercury-Atlas 8: Sigma 7 - NASA

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Mercury Atlas 8 (MA-8, Sigma 7) was the third manned orbital flight of the Mercury program. It was flown by astronaut Walter M. Schirra. March 30, 2023

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Small Collisions Make Big Impact on Mercury’s Thin Atmosphere - NASA

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Mercury, our smallest planetary neighbor, has very little to call an atmosphere, but it does have a strange weather pattern: morning micro-meteor showers. September 29, 2017

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Mercury 3D Model - NASA Science

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A 3D model of Mercury, the innermost planet. September 28, 2013

About the Planets

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Our solar system has eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. There are five officially recognized dwarf planets in our ...

Project Mercury - A Chronology. Part 2 (B)

https://www.nasa.gov/history/SP-4001/p2b.htm

A contract (NAS 1-430) was signed by NASA and the Western Electric Company in the amount of $33,058,690 for construction and engineering of the Mercury tracking ...

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What Was Project Mercury? (Grades 5-8) - NASA

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Astronaut Wally Schirra (Shuh-RAH) made the fifth Mercury flight, on Sigma 7. Gordon Cooper flew on the last Mercury mission. He spent 34 hours circling Earth ... December 16, 2008

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High-Resolution View from Mercury Flyby 1 - NASA Science

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This high-resolution mosaic of NAC images shows Mercury as it appeared to MESSENGER as the spacecraft departed the planet following the mission's first ... February 13, 2026

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Mercury's Heavily Cratered Surface - NASA Science

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As NASA's Mariner 10 approached Mercury at nearly seven miles per second on March 29, 1974, its TV camera took this picture from an altitude of 35000 ... September 17, 2025

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Mercury Globe: 0°N, 180°E - NASA Science

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The above image shows an orthographic projection of this global mosaic centered at 0°N, 180°E. Caloris basin is prominently featured in this view, ... February 6, 2026

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What Is the Planet Mercury? (Grades K-4) - NASA

https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/for-kids-and-students/what-is-the-planet-mercury-grades-k-4

Mercury is a planet in our solar system. It is the smallest of the eight planets.Mercury goes around the sun the fastest of all the planets. March 30, 2011

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Discovery alert! A weird alien Mercury as big as Earth - NASA Science

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A wonderfully weird planet is the first world like Mercury found outside our solar system.

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Mercury - NASA Science

Mercury-Atlas 6: Friendship 7 - NASA

Colors of the Innermost Planet: View 1 - NASA Science

Mariner 10

A Closer Look at Mercury’s Spin and Gravity Reveals the Planet’s Inner Solid Core - NASA

Mercury as Never Seen Before - NASA Science

MESSENGER - NASA Science

What Is the Planet Mercury?(Grades 5-8) - NASA

Mercury: Facts

Mercury-Atlas 8: Sigma 7 - NASA

Small Collisions Make Big Impact on Mercury’s Thin Atmosphere - NASA

Mercury 3D Model - NASA Science

About the Planets

Project Mercury - A Chronology. Part 2 (B)

What Was Project Mercury? (Grades 5-8) - NASA